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Greetings. I have this standard small paper filter on my tractor.(ford 1720). I am usually on top of filter changes.
The tractor sits in a heated basement. The outside temp is below zero and some wind chill also.
I was plowing some snow and it lost power under load. I removed the filter and the element. I couldnt blow through the element at all. and it looked to be somewhat deformed inward.So i replaced the element and bled the system. I took off the inlet hose and fuel flows freely. I took the hose off the injector and it also gravity fed.....No problem running now. But I got to wondering if it was just luck that it got normally plugged or if it had jelled.
In the basement the filter sat for a few hours and still couln't blow through it.The sediment bowl wasnt gooped up at all BTW>
So my question is. if it jelled I assume the filter would have looked (gooey) (tech term lol)
And also the bowl would look gooed?? Basically the filter looked brown and as I said you coulnt blow through it.(at all)
Any thoughts would appreciated.
The tractor sits in a heated basement. The outside temp is below zero and some wind chill also.
I was plowing some snow and it lost power under load. I removed the filter and the element. I couldnt blow through the element at all. and it looked to be somewhat deformed inward.So i replaced the element and bled the system. I took off the inlet hose and fuel flows freely. I took the hose off the injector and it also gravity fed.....No problem running now. But I got to wondering if it was just luck that it got normally plugged or if it had jelled.
In the basement the filter sat for a few hours and still couln't blow through it.The sediment bowl wasnt gooped up at all BTW>
So my question is. if it jelled I assume the filter would have looked (gooey) (tech term lol)
And also the bowl would look gooed?? Basically the filter looked brown and as I said you coulnt blow through it.(at all)
Any thoughts would appreciated.